Bricks & Brownstone: The New York Row House - Hardcover

Lockwood, Charles; Ciccone, Patrick W.; Taylor, Jonathan D.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0847865894 ISBN 13: 9780847865895

Publisher: Rizzoli, 2019

Synopsis

The much-awaited reissue and reexpression of the classic New York row-house book Bricks and Brownstone, with all-new and updated text, new color photography, and luxury slipcase.

The classic book Bricks & Brownstone, the first and still the only volume to examine in depth the changing form and varied architectural styles of the much-loved New York City row house, or brownstone, was first published in 1972. That edition helped pave the way for a brownstone revival that has transformed New York's historic neighborhoods over the past half-century. Rizzoli published a revised and expanded edition of the book in 2003, to much fanfare. This edition revisits the classic comprehensively, with an updated text and additional chapters, and an abundance of specially commissioned color photography. It offers to an eager audience the long-awaited re-issue of the landmark volume in a brilliant new form.

Boasting more than 250 color and black-and-white images, this definitive volume traces New York's row houses from colonial days through World War I, examining in detail the Federal, Greek Revival, Gothic Revival, Italianate, and Second Empire architectural styles of the early and mid-nineteenth century, as well as the Neo-Grec, Queen Anne, Romanesque, Renaissance Revival, and Colonial Revival styles of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The new Bricks & Brownstone remains the gold standard reference on brownstone architecture and interiors, and one of the few truly classic histories of New York's urbanism and real estate development.

About this title

About the Author

Charles Lockwood (1948-2012) was one of the foremost historians of nineteenth-century New York City architecture and urbanism. He was the author of many books, including Manhattan Moves Uptown.
Patrick W. Ciccone is a New York City-based preservationist who has led major historic rehabilitation projects in Manhattan, Brooklyn, upstate New York, and Pennsylvania.
Jonathan D. Taylor is a preservation consultant in New York City.
Dylan Chandler is a native New Yorker and photographer. He shoots for a mix of commercial and editorial clients.

Review

“A bible for buffs, architects, and preservationists” – Judith Thurman, writing for the New Yorker
 
“Classic” – New York Magazine
 
“Legendary” – Architectural Digest

"A Stunning Photographic Timeline of New York City’s Iconic Brownstones"—Architectural Digest
 
“Unrivaled” – Metropolis
 
"One of the Top 10 Books about New York City" – Edmund White, writing in The Guardian

“Informative, genially written history of the row house ... merits the attention of anyone seriously interested in urban architecture.” – The New York Times

Edition details

• Publisher: Rizzoli
• Publication date: 2019
• ISBN 10: 0847865894
• ISBN 13: 9780847865895
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 352